2007 January 21 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

At least 16 investment banks, law and accountancy firms have been subpoenaed by the US Department of Justice to hand over any documentation connected with the online gaming industry.
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Four Wall Street investment banks have been issued subpoenas in an investigation into the multibillion-dollar online gambling industry.

Stephanie Steinberg worked on Colorado’s Clean Indoor Air Act, which doused cigarettes in restaurants and bars in the state, and helped anti-smoking activists snuff smoking in Atlantic City, N.J., casinos.

42-PLUS SINGLES bingo and meat draw from 2 to 5 p.m. at Camas Moose Lodge, 56 First St., Camas. Call 360-737-1219.

Alan Christopher, the father suspected of shooting and killing his two sons before killing himself Friday, was scheduled to host a bingo event that night at Desert Shadows Elementary School where one of his sons attended.

MARION - Marion Elks Lodge No. 32 has donated $1,192 to the Ohio Elks Association’s Cerebral Palsy Fund Board as part of their proceeds from their charitable instant bingo.

There are many attractions that bring visitors to casino hotels. On the one hand there is the casino, with the gambling activities, fun machines, social environment and large jackpots to be won. On the other hand there is the hotel, with its restaurants, pool, sauna and comfortable suites.

Northern Islands Mayor Valentin Taisakan has expressed his support for a proposal to legalize casino gambling on Saipan. Taisakan, in a letter to the Saipan Casino Task Force, said the casino initiative should be enacted because of its potential economic benefits.

Ninety new casinos, the equivalent of ten supercasinos, have been approved in the UK in the last two years, according to minutes from the Gambling Commission.